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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 12

Hours for Hotels Labour Delegate’s View

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1942 · page 2

A speaker at a meeting at Speer’s Point, of the Kurri Kurri State Electoral council of the Australian Labour Party, said…

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Driving Under Influence and Driving Without License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 May 1942 · page 3

Clarence William Matthews was charged at Cessnock Police Court this morning with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of…

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Must Sell Beer or Close Bar Liabilitary of Publicans

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 4

If a hotelkeeper had any beer on his premises he must sell it, the President of the U.L.V.A. (Mr Connelly) said on Monday…

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Publicans Must Sell Schooners

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1942 · page 2

If a publican who has been on his premses refuses to serve a schooner when it is ordered he acts against the ruling of the…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

At a special Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Tourist Hotel, Sandy Hollow, was transferred from Clement Joseph Livermore to Trevor…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 2

The tranfer of the licence of the Golden Fleece Hotel from Michael James McGrath to Norman Paterson, was adjourned to 15th May, pending…

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Restaurant and Hotel Meals Maximum Price Fixed in England

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 5

Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, announced in the House of Lords a maximum price of 5/ for restaurant and hotel meals…

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Normal Hours for Hotels

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

The President of the Northern Branch of the U.L.V.A. (Mr. P. J. Ryan) said on Wednesday: "The policy of the Newcastle and Northern…

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Beer Famine in Muswellbrook All Hotels Sold Out at Week-end. May Quotas Exhausted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 1

For the first time in local history, Muswellbrook hotels sold out of beer on Saturday, and unless relief is forthcoming no further…

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Wants Truth About Hotel Hours

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday —A demand: for an official inquiry to determine whether hotelkeepers the Government or the police, were…

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On Licensed Premises Kurri Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 6

At Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P. M., James Campbell, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having…

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Police Warning To Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.— Mr. N. H. Connolly, president of the United Victuallers’ Association, stated last night that within the last…

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Hotel Hours for Munition Workers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday.— As a result of discussions by the State Cabinet to-day, staggered hotel hours for monition workers are…

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“Honeymoon Hotels”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday—An official of the New South Wales Tourist Bureau said to-day that every holiday resort has its…

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Hotels Run Dry at Wollongong

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

[?]LLONGONG Monday.— A hotels in Wollongong and [?] Kembla, districts ran out [?] draught beer at the week-end [?]…

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On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

For having been found on the licensed premises of the Family Hotel on Sunday, April 19, a young man was fined 5/ and 8/…

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Munition Workers and Drink Staggered Hotel Hours a Possibility Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1942 · page 2

As a result of discussion by the State Cabinet to-day, staggered hotel hours for munition workers are a possibility…

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"Beer Stocks for Three Days a Week. Publicans Worried

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 3

A deputation of publicans from Newcastle and the Coalfields told Mr. James, M.H.R., yesterday that they were worried because their present…

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Licensing Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

The Licensing Court for the annual renewal of publicans, Australian wine annd spirit merchants’ licenses will be held at…

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Staggering Hotel Hours

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—When it meets on Monday next the S[?]ate [?] of staggering [?]tel trading hours…

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